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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum
The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum
The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum
On Oct. 6, many Upper School faculty and staff wore purple to send Berkowitz well wishes. Purple is her favorite color, according to Shane Stafford. “Berkowitz has always been an amazing inspiration and we miss her dearly,” Spanish teacher Gina Housman said.

Longtime Teacher, Debate Coach Departs Community

Evan Vezmar, Editor Emeritus • May 29, 2024

Longtime Senior Seminar teacher and debate coach Sandy Berkowitz will depart from Blake at the conclusion of this school year. Since 2016, Berkowitz has been the Senior Seminar instructor, but she spent...

Stafford stands in front of the debate team’s extensive trophy case. Not pictured: the rest of the trophies that sit outside of the debate room. Terveen notes, “[There is] definitely no [pressure to win]. Although he is of course very proud when teams do well!”

Passionate Debating Minus the Pressure

Faith Zhao, Staff Writer • March 7, 2023

Shane Stafford and Sandy Berkowitz were originally debate rivals. Now married, they coach debate together.  The first time they met, they were at a tournament at Princeton University. After the debate,...

Girl, Manterrupted

Zoe Wellik, Online Editor • November 3, 2016

In a highly polarized culture, the minimal presence of women in positions of power does not act alone in amplifying the opinions of male peers. During all three of the presidential debates, many took to...

Ellie Grossman ‘17 and three teammates at the Greenhill Tournament in Texas Sept. 17, coming in second place to Harvard Westlake

Blake Debate goes abroad

Chapel Puckett, Editor-in-Chief • September 29, 2016

It seems as though Blake Debate is constantly bringing home new trophies and accolades due to the exceptional work of its team members and coaches; now, though, Blake Debate is going abroad. Ellie Grossman...

Kali Olson and Lizz Buchanan send out emails on behalf of the library, yearbook, and tech staff.

Return to Sender

Jack Barker, Contributing Writer • October 29, 2015

An email a day. Maybe two. Who knew that such an ostensibly trivial issue would snowball into a major controversy? Kali Olson’s emails regarding new developments in the library have raised questions...

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